DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Research, design, develop, and test operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific, and general computing applications. Set operational specifications and formulate and analyze software requirements. May design embedded systems software. Apply principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	7,560	491	$48.36/hr	$1.02/hr	$31.71/hr	$39.15/hr	$47.40/hr	$56.87/hr	$69.62/hr
U S	387,050	6,967	$49.33/hr	$0.25/hr	$30.68/hr	$38.17/hr	$47.45/hr	$59.19/hr	$72.22/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Software Developers, Systems Software Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 5,600 $48.12/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 1,430 $47.08/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 90 $39.45/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 50 $35.92/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 20 $38.27/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 20 $46.99/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 10 N/A N/A EDR 5 - North Central 10 $40.61/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A $35.38/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A $48.15/hr N/A